When people enter into restorative justice, they do so pre-sentencing. This means that if there was a domestic abuse case, then the offender could be could forcing their victim to allow them to go through the process; earning the offender a lighter sentence (The Irish Times, 2016). This issue is seen even by Margaret Martin, the director of Women’s Aid. What she states is “"There was a big ouch factor here in Women 's Aid about RJ because of this power and control issue,"(Irish Times, 2016). So, without a doubt, this system can allow harm.
The Community-Based system does not always act as proper restoration for the victim. This is to say that restorative justice cases are not always restorative. The offender could face reintegrative shaming. …show more content…
A way of attaining the desired goals of restorative justice is by repairing the harms done to the victims and acknowledging the reasons why the crimes got committed, this is to allow closure for both parties (Rehr, 2002, pg. 21). One of the fundamental aspects of Community-Based Justice is acknowledging that there has been corruption in the offender’s life; the primary reason for offending. The key element that caused the offenses to happen would be the social environment the offender(s) were subjected to within their childhood. Finding the cure for the offender’s actions is the first step to allowing them to heal, which is necessary for …show more content…
The process of development, with respects to conflict transformation, is to go straight to the disruption within the relationship in conflict. This system works to tackle the issue immediately (Lederach, 2003, pg. 33). This immediate action allows for the public to see that this crime is of highest priority, and they are acting to keep the public safe. What Community-Based Justice needs is to show that only the public 's safety is the issue at the moment because to do otherwise may cause doubts about the system at play; which formulates into vigilantism; an unfair punishment for a minor
The Community-Based system does not always act as proper restoration for the victim. This is to say that restorative justice cases are not always restorative. The offender could face reintegrative shaming. …show more content…
A way of attaining the desired goals of restorative justice is by repairing the harms done to the victims and acknowledging the reasons why the crimes got committed, this is to allow closure for both parties (Rehr, 2002, pg. 21). One of the fundamental aspects of Community-Based Justice is acknowledging that there has been corruption in the offender’s life; the primary reason for offending. The key element that caused the offenses to happen would be the social environment the offender(s) were subjected to within their childhood. Finding the cure for the offender’s actions is the first step to allowing them to heal, which is necessary for …show more content…
The process of development, with respects to conflict transformation, is to go straight to the disruption within the relationship in conflict. This system works to tackle the issue immediately (Lederach, 2003, pg. 33). This immediate action allows for the public to see that this crime is of highest priority, and they are acting to keep the public safe. What Community-Based Justice needs is to show that only the public 's safety is the issue at the moment because to do otherwise may cause doubts about the system at play; which formulates into vigilantism; an unfair punishment for a minor